US3839142A - Forming non-woven fibrous material - Google Patents

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US3839142A
US3839142A US00288424A US28842472A US3839142A US 3839142 A US3839142 A US 3839142A US 00288424 A US00288424 A US 00288424A US 28842472 A US28842472 A US 28842472A US 3839142 A US3839142 A US 3839142A
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I Biggs
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M Smith
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D21—PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
    • D21F—PAPER-MAKING MACHINES; METHODS OF PRODUCING PAPER THEREON
    • D21F11/00—Processes for making continuous lengths of paper, or of cardboard, or of wet web for fibre board production, on paper-making machines
    • D21F11/002—Processes for making continuous lengths of paper, or of cardboard, or of wet web for fibre board production, on paper-making machines by using a foamed suspension
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D21—PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
    • D21H—PULP COMPOSITIONS; PREPARATION THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES D21C OR D21D; IMPREGNATING OR COATING OF PAPER; TREATMENT OF FINISHED PAPER NOT COVERED BY CLASS B31 OR SUBCLASS D21G; PAPER NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D21H17/00—Non-fibrous material added to the pulp, characterised by its constitution; Paper-impregnating material characterised by its constitution
    • D21H17/20—Macromolecular organic compounds
    • D21H17/33—Synthetic macromolecular compounds
    • D21H17/34—Synthetic macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds
    • D21H17/37—Polymers of unsaturated acids or derivatives thereof, e.g. polyacrylates
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D21—PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
    • D21H—PULP COMPOSITIONS; PREPARATION THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES D21C OR D21D; IMPREGNATING OR COATING OF PAPER; TREATMENT OF FINISHED PAPER NOT COVERED BY CLASS B31 OR SUBCLASS D21G; PAPER NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D21H17/00—Non-fibrous material added to the pulp, characterised by its constitution; Paper-impregnating material characterised by its constitution
    • D21H17/63—Inorganic compounds
    • D21H17/66—Salts, e.g. alums

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  • the sheet material formed from the suspension is l62/l0:),2l16d21(8)5) treated to destroy the Surface active agent via Chemi 58] d 185 4 cal reaction with polyvalent metal cations and is then le 0 earc l 6 saturated with an organic water-repellent material and l is heated to effect drying of the sheet material.
  • a known method of producing a water-repellent fibrous sheet material is to laminate a polyethylene film to one surface of the sheet material.
  • the resultant sheet material is of zero porosity, and for many applications a porous non-woven fibrous sheet material is required.
  • a water-repellent fibrous sheet material Another method of producing a water-repellent fibrous sheet material has theretofore been used, in which method the sheet material is treated, for example by saturation, with a water-repellent material, for example silicone, zirconium wax, or aluminium wax, in order to render the individual fibers of the sheet material strongly hydrophobic while leaving the structure of the sheet material, and thus the porosity thereof, virtually unaffected.
  • a water-repellent material for example silicone, zirconium wax, or aluminium wax
  • non-woven fibrous sheet material from a suspension of fibres in a foam containing a liquid medium (e.g., water), a gas (e.g., air) and a surface active agent (see for example British Pat. specification No. 1 129 757).
  • a liquid medium e.g., water
  • a gas e.g., air
  • a surface active agent see for example British Pat. specification No. 1 129 757.
  • non-woven fibrous sheet material offers many advantages over other wet-laying and drylaying methods of production, but also presents the difficulty that the sheet material produced normally contains an amount of surface active agent sufficient adversely to affect the water repellency properties of the sheet material. This is because the surface active agent, being a wetting agent, is virtually the exact opposite of a water repellent.
  • a method of producing a water-repellent non-woven fibrous sheet material comprises the steps of forming a suspension of fibres in a foam containing a liquid medium, a gas, and a surface active agent; forming a non-woven fibrous sheet mate;
  • the non-woven fibrous sheet material can be treated to destroy the surface activity of surface active agent therein either by washing in a suitable chemical solution or by application of a suitable chemical solution with a size press, for example on the machine on which the non-woven fibrous sheet material is produced.
  • a surface active agent which can be used is sodium dodecyl benzene sulphonate (sold under the trade name NANSA SL30), and the surface activity of this cent aluminium sulphate solution.
  • Other materials which can be used to destroy the surface activity are solutions of or mixes containing aluminium triformate, aluminium chloride and zirconium acetate.
  • the water-repellent material is preferably applied in admixture with a latex, in which case the saturated material is heated to a temperature sufficient to effect curing of the latex and the water-repellent material.
  • a suitable water-repellent material is an organic chromium derivative sold under the trade name QUIN- TOLAN W by Imperial Chemical Industries Limited (i.e. provided in an aqueous isopropanol solution) and this has been successfully used in admixture with an acrylic latex supplied by National Adhesives and Resins Ltd. under their reference 2873 (i.e., a vinyl acetate/acrylic copolymer).
  • Suitable water-repellent materials are a zirconium wax sold under the trade name MYSTOLENE by Catomance Limited, an organic chromium derivative sold under the tradename QUILON by E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Co. (i.e., a solution of a Wemer-type chromium complex such as a 30 percent solution of stearato chromic chloride in isopropanol), and a modified melamine resin sold under the trade name PI-IOBOTEX by CIBA GEIGY A.G.
  • NANSA SL30 sodium dodecyl benzene sulphonate
  • the base paper was then divided into two sets of samples, Set A and Set B.
  • the samples of Set A were saturated with a 2 l solids ratio admixture of an acrylic latex (National Adhesives and Resins Ltd; 2873) and an organic water-repellent material (QUINTOLAN W), and the samples of Set B were saturated with a 4 l solids ratio admixture of the same materials.
  • the latex/QUINTOLAN W admixtures were prepared as follows:
  • the latex was diluted with equal parts by weight of water using 40 parts of wet latex as delivered at 45 per cent solids (wt/wt) and 40 parts of water for the samples of Set A and parts of wet latex and 80 parts of water for Set B.
  • a portion of QUINTOLAN W solution was prepared by adding 28 parts of QUINTOLAN W to 220 parts by weight of water whilst stirring rapidly, and then .adding 2.5 parts hexamine dissolved in parts by weight of water to the QUINTOLAN W solution, while stirring, to buffer the solution.
  • the two latex mixtures were then individually blended with a portion of QUINTOLAN W solution, prepared as stated, to produce two admixtures for saturation of the samples of Set A and Set B respectively.
  • the samples were then tested to determine the amount of latex and QUINTOLAN W picked up by the samples, measured as a percentage of the initial weight, i.e., 60 g/m of the base paper before saturation, and the samples were given a repellency test involving subjecting each sample to a l 10 mm head of l percent sodium chloride solution and determining the time taken for any of the water to penetrate the sample.
  • a method of producing a water-repellent nonwoven fibrous sheet material comprising the steps of forming a suspension of fibres in a foam containing water, air and an anionic surface active agent; forming a non-woven fibrous sheet material from the suspension; washing the non-woven fibrous sheet material to destroy the surface activity of said surface active agent via chemical reaction with a solution containing a chemical selected from the group consisting of aluminum sulphate, aluminum triformate, aluminum chloride, and zirconium acetate; saturating the washed material with an organic water-repellent material; and heating the saturated material to effect drying thereof.
  • a method of producing a water-repellent nonwoven fibrous sheet material comprising the steps of forming a suspension of fibres in a foam containing water, air, and an anionic surface active agent; forming a nonwoven fibrous sheet material from the suspension; treating the non-woven fibrous sheet material to destroy the surface activity of said surface active agent in the material via chemical reaction with polyvalent metal cations; saturating the treated material with an organic water-repellent material; and heating the saturated material to effect drying thereof.
  • a method of producing a water-repellent nonwoven fibrous sheet material comprising the steps of forming a suspension of fibres in a foam containing water, air, and a sodium dodecyl benzene sulphonate surface active agent; forming a non-woven fibrous sheet material from the suspension; washing the non-woven sheet material to destroy said surface active agent via chemical reaction with a 2 percent to 5 percent aluminium sulphate solution; saturating the treated material with an organic water-repellent material; and heating the saturated material to effect drying thereof.

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US6500302B2 (en) 1990-10-17 2002-12-31 Fort James Corporation Foam forming method and apparatus
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US11591755B2 (en) 2015-11-03 2023-02-28 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. Paper tissue with high bulk and low lint
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US12331465B2 (en) 2017-04-28 2025-06-17 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. Foam-formed fibrous sheets with crimped staple fibers
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